Shuvinai Ashoona receives a 2024 Governor General’s Award in visual and media arts
Shuvinai Ashoona, one of the most convention-breaking artists to come out of the famed Kinngait print program, is a recipient
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Case of U.S. man caught with walrus tusk reveals debate over Inuit art exports
By Matthew Lapierre · CBC News Montreal art gallery now charged with illegally selling sperm whale teeth On July 25, 2021, Pedro
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Finalists for prestigious Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award announced in Winnipeg
The five finalists for the prestigious Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award (KAMA) were announced in Winnipeg on Friday. The shortlisted artists
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New exhibition features 2000 years of Inuit art from Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia
An ambitious new exhibition is opening April 1 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq in Canada that showcases the evolution of
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Art gallery in Yellowknife visitor centre set to host full roster of shows in 2023
It seems 2023 will be busy for the Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre (YK ARCC). Alongside running its own mobile art
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Landmark Inuit textile exhibit winds up in January
A landmark exhibit of textiles made by Inuit artists winds up next month after travelling the country and even nabbing
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Ottawa exhibition spotlights the art and artists of Nunavik
A exhibition spotlighting the art and artists of Nunavik opened this Friday in Ottawa with a view to showcasing the
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New podcast series spotlighting Inuit artists to launch in January
A new podcast series will hit the internet in January to highlight Inuit artists across Canada, no matter what medium
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Canadian Inuit leader says Vatican Museums open to repatriating Indigenous artifacts
The Vatican Museums hold a vast collection of Indigenous artifacts from countries such as Canada, causing concern for Indigenous delegates
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Canadian researcher challenges Vatican’s claim that its Indigenous artifacts were gifts
A Canadian art expert is challenging the Vatican’s official account of how it acquired tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts
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Arctic Canada: Artists portray pandemic through COVID-19 masks
When Eliza Firth thinks of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, she thinks of roses — small, vibrant, in every
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Canadian snow carvers to compete at international contest in Sweden
When Anthony Foliot, also known as the Snowking, found out about an international snow carving competition in Sweden last spring,
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Christmas gifts showcasing Inuit crafts are more popular than ever
Inuit artists from Iqaluit have been working hard over the past few weeks to finalize their creations just in time
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33 new Inuvialuit murals to be displayed in communities across Canada’s Northwest Territories
Six N.W.T. communities are about to get more colourful. Thirty-three murals have been commissioned by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC)
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Travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition coming to Sudbury, Canada Jan 21 to March 28
A travelling exhibition featuring work by iconic Canadian Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak is coming to Sudbury, Ontario in January, marking
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